INCIGHT

12/11/2025

📣 Here’s a The Understanding Digital Throwback!

✨ “Behind the Lesson: Adding an Exercise Lesson to INCIGHTful Learning” shares how we worked with world-renowned athlete and advocate Karen Gaffney from the Karen Gaffney Foundation to bring the power of movement — exercise, goal-setting, and fun group activities — into our curriculum.

💪 From swimming across the English Channel to teaching “Sit-Down Baseball,” Karen’s story shows how physical activity can build confidence, community, and lifelong habits for health and happiness.

🎬 The post goes behind-the-scenes on how we turned Karen’s experience into a video lesson — thoughtfully designed with accessibility and universal design in mind — so students of all abilities can benefit.

🌱 Like Karen, we believe movement matters. Exercise isn’t just about physical health — it helps grow resilience, connection, and independence.

👉 Tap the link to read the full story:
https://www.incight.org/post/behind-the-lesson-adding-an-exercise-lesson-to-incightful-learning

12/11/2025

Think back to when you were in high school.
� What resources do you wish you had that helped you prepare for the “real world”?

At INCIGHT, we partner with schools to provide a curriculum program for students with disabilities to help navigate life after high school so that they are equipped with tools and knowledge to unlock their full potential.

We believe that students with disabilities deserve the chance to be able to leverage any obstacle they may face, and excel beyond their time in the classroom.
By giving a gift today with our ’Tis the Season campaign, you’re making sure that students get an A+ in life!

💙 Please check out our ’Tis the Season for Potential page in the link below for more information or to donate today:
https://www.incight.org/tistheseason25

12/10/2025

Dear INCIGHT friends,

Our 'Tis The Season for Potential campaign is off to a great start!

Thank you to all who made a donation in week 1* and CONGRATULATIONS to Rachel S. from Minnesota! Your name was drawn and you will now be entered into the grand prize drawing that will be held on January 5th.

*A winner will be selected each week until 1/3/26 to be entered into grand prize drawing on January 5th to receive a collection of gifts from our generous sponsors. Each donation is a chance to win! Our next winner will be announced next Tuesday.

Also, Sponsored by The Keller Foundation, donations of $250 or more will be matched up to $25,000!

To give a gift today, or for more information on how you can support our end of year giving campaign please visit the link below:
https://www.incight.org/tistheseason25

12/09/2025

Reminder, join us tomorrow at 12/9 at 10 AM for our next Get Ahead event! For information or to register, please visit the link below. We hope you can join us!

https://www.jobsnow.org/getaheadevents

Join us for our next Get Ahead Event
Tuesday, Dec. 9th from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Professional Communication: Your Bridge to Success!

Workshop Highlights:
* Recognize tone in professional communication.
* Consider the effects of nonverbal communication.
* Communicate professionally in various contexts
* Identify barriers to professional communication.

Abigail Noreika is the Employee and Community Education Program Manager for Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette. Before her current role, she spent over a decade as a teacher, working with diverse learners across all age groups. Abigail holds a Master's in Learning, Design, & Technology from the University of Maryland, as well as both a Master of Education and a Bachelor of Education programs from Temple University.

NOTE: A Zoom link will be sent to you via email on Monday, Dec. 8th

If you require ASL services, please get in touch with us by Thursday, Dec. 4th.

To register for this event, please visit the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/professional-communication-your-bridge-to-career-sucess-tickets-1963500182903?aff=oddtdtcreator

12/05/2025

🌟 When they said “impossible,” she proved them wrong.

On her 13th birthday, Samantha Limon never could have guessed what was ahead. An illness disrupted her dreams — school, identity, hope. But she refused to let others decide her story.

Today, Samantha is a college student pursuing her dream of becoming a neurogastroenterologist — a living, breathing testament that “impossible” is just a word.

👉 Read her story from The Understanding Digital “Deemed Impossible” linked below: showcasing positive perspectives on disability.
https://www.incight.org/post/deemed-impossible

12/05/2025

🌟 to a story that makes us proud — INCIGHT is “rewriting the story” for people with disabilities in Portland. As covered by KOIN 6 — we’re helping create life-changing opportunities through jobs, mentorship, scholarships and so much more.

This video clip from former INCIGHT scholar Margaret, talks about how we aim to have long lasting relationships with members of our community.

For over 20 years, we’ve believed in what’s possible. From scholarship awards to job placement support — our mission remains: changing hearts and minds, leveraging obstacles, and unlocking potential.

Be on the lookout on our website incight.com when the scholarship application opens starting in January!

💙 To everyone who has supported us — past, present, and future. Let’s keep moving the world together.

To view full story, please check out the link below:
https://www.koin.com/news/portland/portland-nonprofit-provides-life-changing-opportunities-for-people-with-disabilities/

12/04/2025

Reminder that there is still time to sign up to attend our next Get Ahead event. Happening 12/9 at 10 AM. Please view the RSVP link below if you are interested with attending. We hope you can join us!

RSVP Link:
https://www.jobsnow.org/getaheadevents

Join us for our next Get Ahead Event
Tuesday, Dec. 9th from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Professional Communication: Your Bridge to Success!

Workshop Highlights:
* Recognize tone in professional communication.
* Consider the effects of nonverbal communication.
* Communicate professionally in various contexts
* Identify barriers to professional communication.

Abigail Noreika is the Employee and Community Education Program Manager for Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette. Before her current role, she spent over a decade as a teacher, working with diverse learners across all age groups. Abigail holds a Master's in Learning, Design, & Technology from the University of Maryland, as well as both a Master of Education and a Bachelor of Education programs from Temple University.

NOTE: A Zoom link will be sent to you via email on Monday, Dec. 8th

If you require ASL services, please get in touch with us by Thursday, Dec. 4th.

To register for this event, please visit the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/professional-communication-your-bridge-to-career-sucess-tickets-1963500182903?aff=oddtdtcreator

12/04/2025

🎁✨ ’Tis the Season for Potential!

This holiday season, help us give the gift that lasts a lifetime: EDUCATION!

INCIGHT’s Scholarship Program supports students with disabilities who are pursuing their dreams, breaking barriers, and proving what’s possible when someone believes in their potential.

With your support, we have been able to award 1,040 scholarships since 2003!

🌟 Your gift empowers:
* First-generation college students

* Future disability leaders, creators, innovators

* Students who refuse to let limitations define them

* Young people striving for independence through education

Every donation—big or small—helps open doors to opportunity.

Every scholarship fuels a student’s confidence, future, and ability to shine.

🎓💙 Give the gift of education today and help a student with a disability reach their full potential.

Special thanks to The Keller Foundation for sponsoring our $25k Challenge...all donations of $250 or more will be matched up to $25,000 💝

Double your giving impact this giving season! Because when you invest in potential… it grows.

Please check out our ‘Tis the Season for Potential page for more information or to donate today: https://www.incight.org/tistheseason25

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12/03/2025

Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities!

Today, we honor the strength, creativity, and leadership of people with disabilities — and recommit to building a world where access, equity, and opportunity are the norm, not the exception.

At INCIGHT, we empower individuals to unlock their potential through education, employment, and independence. Progress happens when communities choose inclusion every day — and you’re a vital part of that movement.

Let’s keep pushing for a future where everyone can be their best self.

12/02/2025

Tis the Season for Potential ✨

On this , we want to invite you to be a part of making a lasting impact as we continue to "Move the World, Expecting Great Contributions WITH People Experiencing Disabilities"

As 2025 comes to a close, we reflect on a year of growth, resilience, and impact — and look ahead to the hope we can create together. For over two decades, INCIGHT has worked to unlock potential for people experiencing disabilities and barriers through education, employment, and independence.

This year alone, donations have helped us make a significant impact. Here are some of the highlights:

* 28 educational scholarships awarded
* 1,500+ students and job seekers empowered with our INCIGHTful Transitions Curriculum
* 1,360+ job seekers served through our employment programs
* Provided Disability Awareness training to 10+ organizations leading the way in enriching company culture by supporting inclusion.

Now more than ever, your support matters. Every gift — large or small, one-time or recurring — helps power new opportunities and life-changing outcomes for individuals striving for independence and dignity.

🙏 If you believe in community, inclusion, and the promise of potential, consider donating or sharing this post to spread the word. Together, we can make this season — and the coming year — brighter for so many. ❤️

To give a gift today, or for more information on how you can support our end of year giving campaign please visit the link below:
https://www.incight.org/tistheseason25

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from INCIGHT!

Today we’re grateful for our community — scholars, job-seekers, partners, staff, volunteers, and supporters who help us unlock potential for folks with disabilities and champion inclusion every day.

Thank you for believing in possibility.

Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁

11/26/2025

Meet INCIGHT Scholar, Jada Yang — a sophomore at UC Berkeley studying public health, disabilities & policy, and serving as a Student Senator in the ASUC.

Living with cerebral palsy, she’s already leading the charge for inclusion, speaking up when she’s “the disabled-community representative in the room.”
💬 “We have so much work to do… while buildings are ADA-compliant, are they really accessible?”

Beyond compliance, Jada’s calling for creativity, community voices, and coalition-building — embodying the mission of INCIGHT to change hearts and minds around disability advocacy.

Leaders like her keep striving for spaces where everyone belongs. 🙌

Check out the most recent story from The Understanding Digital “INCIGHT Scholar Leader: We have so much work to do! ” linked below: showcasing positive perspectives on disability.
https://www.incight.org/post/incight-scholar-leader-we-have-so-much-work-to-do-uc-berkeley-sophomore-jada-yang